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ben wilson This is the blog of a one Ben Wilson, a Louisville, Kentucky native who enjoys baseball, beer, music, bikes, things that fly and good food. By day he pushes pixels and makes the Internet happen for a local advertising agency. His wife, Kelly is an Ironman, and his baby Amelia is the cutest thing ever.

…or is it BIKTOBER? You tell me.

All I know is that Matt Rasnake and I are going to attempt to ride out bikes to work every day in the month of October. Not exactly a tale of epic proportions or anything, but definitely something worth noting, I think.

You bike commuting folks in major metropolitan areas are probably thinking “wow, way to go, you hayseeds! I do that every day,” but let me tell ya that it just doesn’t happen so much here in Louisville. I’m seeing more and more bike commuters here in Louisville, but it’s still kind of a novel thing for our suburban-sprawl town.

Bike commuting is becoming more popular, not only because we “Got a War On” or “Oil Prices are Sky High” or “The Economy Is in the Toilet”, but because Louisville has been rolling out a bike-friendly city plan over the last decade. We’ve got 30 miles of bike lanes (in fits and starts all around the city), and just last week the city announced $4.9 million dollar grant from the state for bike friendliness improvements. Thanks to the [Review] of the State’s Bike Grant to Louisville over at State of the Commonwealth, I now know that some of those improvements are slated for Taylorsville Road (near my home) and the Bluegrass Industrial Park (near my work). Huzzah!

Here’s my ride from Home to Work:


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More later – a diary may ensue.

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Sep 30 2008 ~ 2:54 pm ~ Comments (4) ~

4 Comments

  1. Good luck, gentlemen! Very impressive. I’d like to hear your path. I live in Jtown but still can’t seem to find a suitable path that lets me avoid much of scary Ruckriegel/Blankenbaker Pkwy without adding an extra five miles to my commute. What time are you going in?

    Comment by HollyR — September 30, 2008 @ 8:35 pm
  2. Definitely Biketober…

    Comment by m@ — September 30, 2008 @ 8:35 pm
  3. Just saw this headline
    AP “Oil falls below $94 on falling global demand”

    I’m thinking it’s the Biketober cause and effect.

    Hope to join you tomorrow morning and early next week when I dont have elementary school chauffeur duty.

    Bike on Fellas!

    Comment by kyle — October 2, 2008 @ 4:48 pm
  4. Ha! Hicksville Hayseeds unite! Philly is actually pretty good for biking with bike lanes on many city streets and plenty o’ bike racks. You just have to avoid all the other riders who have the same great idea and the occasional cabbies camped out in the lane.
    Enjoy and have fun!

    Comment by Jen Brey — October 7, 2008 @ 3:31 pm

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